Appetizer📍 All of RomaniaEasy🥗 Vegetarian🐟 Pescatarian💪 High-protein🥦 Clean eating

Breaded Fried Cheese

Name: Breaded Fried Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 400 g semi-hard cheese (like Dalia, Penteleu, or Gouda); 2 eggs; 100 g breadcrumbs; 50 g flour; 300 ml oil for frying; pepper (optional)

Cașcaval pane is a crispy-on-the-outside, melty-on-the-inside appetizer made from cheese slices breaded in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then fried.

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Servings

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Prep

15 min

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Cook

6 min

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Total

21 min

🥘Ingredients

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🥗Vegetarian🐟Pescatarian💪High-protein🥦Clean eating

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Yield

5-6 breaded cheese slices (~400 g)

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

Consume immediately for best crispy texture.

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Freezer

Can be frozen raw breaded for 1-2 months, fry directly from freezer.

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per slice (approx. 80 g)

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Calories

290 kcal

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Protein

14 g

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Fat

22 g

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Carbohydrates

8 g

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Fiber

0 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Garlic yogurt sauce

🥂Sour cream or mayonnaise

🥂Blueberry or sour cherry jam

🥂Fresh green salad

💡Variations

With parmesan: mix grated parmesan into breadcrumbs.

Spicy: add hot paprika to breadcrumbs.

With sesame: add sesame seeds to breadcrumbs.